I am the Director of Information Security at Kirkland & Ellis. With over twenty six years of IT and Information Security experience, I have worked in organizations across the financial, managed security, insurance, transportation, government and legal sector. Over 80% of my career has been focused on information security.
As Director of Information Security in my current position, I am accountable for oversight and management of the Governance, Compliance, Security Risk Assessment, Threat/Vulnerability Management and Incident Response program. In a previous role as CISO for the City of Chicago, I was accountable for measuring, communicating and responding to cyber risks for City of Chicago assets. I lead the Information Security Office (ISO) in delivering and enforcing key objectives around strategy, framework, policy and procedures that align to the City’s needs as well as legislative, regulatory and industry best practices.
I have a strong track record of delivering IT and Information Security solutions around people, process and technology to provide business value while mitigating risk. Among other career achievements, I have optimized team resources and improved productivity through automation, sourcing, process improvements, definition of services and self service capabilities, led sourcing engagements, and delivered a strategies for Information Security departments to leverage managed security services for operational capabilities to expand and enhance their services.
I am currently a Co-Chair for the ChicagoFIRST Cyber Work Group and member of the Threat Intelligence Committee with LS-ISAO. Other memberships include Chicago CISO Group, ISACA, ISC2, and InfraGard. I hold an MBA in Organizational Behavior and certifications include CISM – Certified Information Security Manager, CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional, ITIL – Information Technology Infrastructure Library v3, ITIL – Information Technology Infrastructure Library Security Management, ITIL – Information Technology Infrastructure Library Service Management Essentials.
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Thank you.
Paul Bivian